Im writing an essay and i have to include quotes with citations. if i wanted to include this quote: Dr. David M. Kent, founder of Lifestyle Lift, states, “It warms my heart to see two of our surgeons take part in such a noble cause." What would be the citation if i got this information from a website? or would i just leave it as a reference to the end??
Both.
You need to have each source of information cited in TWO places:
1. the Works Cited page that is placed after the last page of your paper, and
2. in parentheses in the text of your paper, immediately after the quotation or paraphrase.
For example, this would go on the Works Cited page (with proper indentation for the second and following lines):
Du Bois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk. Chicago, 1903. Project Bartleby. Ed. Steven van Leeuwen. Dec. 1995. Columbia U. 2 Dec. 2003
<www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/dubois/>.
... and this would go immediately after the quotation or whatever:
(Du Bois)
The information in parentheses in the text needs to be as brief as possible. That's why there's a Works Cited page – for all the details of the listing.
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Here's a good place for information on citing in MLA format:
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Hold your cursor over the words CITING SOURCES in the left column and then click on whatever type of source you need help with. Many examples will show up. You will get two examples for each type of reference – one for the Works Cited page and one for the parenthetical (in-text) citation.
You can also see what a Works Cited page looks like – click on Sample Works Cited in the left column.
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If you need to cite in APA or another format, go here:
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/
In the column at the left, scroll down until you see the different topics on evidence and the different styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.).
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This will help you with APA bibliographies.
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Also for APA.
When including quotes in your essay, it's important to provide citations to give credit to the original source of the information. In the case of quoting Dr. David M. Kent from a website, you should provide both an in-text citation and a full reference citation at the end of your essay.
Here's how you can include the quote and the citation:
In-text citation:
Include the author's last name, year of publication, and page number (if available) within parentheses after the quote. For websites, the page number is usually not applicable, so you can omit it.
Example:
Dr. David M. Kent, founder of Lifestyle Lift, states, "It warms my heart to see two of our surgeons take part in such a noble cause" (Kent, Year).
Reference citation:
At the end of your essay, create a list of references that provides all the necessary information to locate the source. The exact format may depend on the citation style you are using (e.g., MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.). Here's an example of how the reference citation might look in APA style:
Example:
Kent, D. M. (Year). Title of the webpage. Retrieved from URL
Make sure to replace "Year" with the specific year the webpage was published, and "URL" with the complete web address where you found the quote.
Remember to follow the rules and guidelines of the citation style required by your instructor or institution. If you are unsure which citation style to use, consult your assignment guidelines or ask your instructor for clarification.